Is there anyone who can stop Arsenal in this kind of form? The Bayer Leverkusen goalkeeper, Janis Blaswich, tried his best in a spectacular first-half performance that kept the Premier League leaders at bay until Eberechi Eze smashed in his first Champions League goal and Declan Rice completed a comfortable victory after the break to seal a third successive quarter-final appearance. After yet another clinical performance in Europe yielded a ninth victory in 10 games this season, Mikel Arteta will certainly fancy Arsenal’s chances of getting past Sporting in the last eight despite the Portuguese side’s remarkable comeback against Bodø/Glimt that spared them a trip to the Arctic Circle. But after Max Dowman entered the history books by becoming the youngest goalscorer in Premier League history at the weekend, this was an evening to savour for Eze. He is thriving in his first season playing in this competition after joining from Crystal Palace last summer for £67.5m and a brilliant finish provided the breakthrough just when Blaswich’s brilliance was threatening to frustrate the home supporters. Continue reading...